About 2weeks ago me and Nick(slickn56) finished my MTX install with a few mods when reassembling this 60K-70K MTX I had gotten from Beth(bizzy) with new blockings rings and inspected with ok sychro's etc.
I installed a Fibertuff 9puck clutch, new insert for my AL flywheel, SHONut EXTREME F&R motor mounts, GM Sychromesh, SHONut ceramic TOB, and my #16 of 20 SHOrt Shifter.
I had found out later that it grinded a bit when cold because I used sythentic to break in my new blocking rings, then from there I flushed out my MTX with the $10/qt stuff and put in stock ATF, it did improve a little but now with the new clutch with about 250miles on it and under 4K driving it grinds with any type of 1-2sec shifts from 1-2-3gears.
Sometimes when starting it in the morning and I go through all the gears parked and in neutral it'll grind even 3rd gear while I hold the clutch pedal down and not a slight grind like a bad forced grind. I have no clue what could be causing my grinding now??
The only possibilty I see it being is when I blew my previous tranny I somehow slightly bent the rod shifter linkage or did not cut out the unibody with a square enough cut which is causing my newly installed SHOrt shifter to shift at an angle and in turn making my linkage a bit crooked?(<--just guessing there
)
The way I installed the SHOrt shifter was with a tight not so square hole which I basically pulled hard into place from above in the cabin so I couldve forced into the hole I cut a bit crooked or at an angle.
Any suggestions guys? Could the clutch not be releasing fully? Because I trust Beth and I doubt she would send me a bum bad sychro tranny but with all of these grinding problems I have no other choice but to point at the sychros. One more thing when I went to ATF it did help with not grinding as much in neutral but even warmed up i'll get it with 1-2sec shifts only slow 3-5sec shifts will stop any grinding, I can only imagine once the clutch is broken in how much more it'll grind at 6-7K shifts.
I installed a Fibertuff 9puck clutch, new insert for my AL flywheel, SHONut EXTREME F&R motor mounts, GM Sychromesh, SHONut ceramic TOB, and my #16 of 20 SHOrt Shifter.
I had found out later that it grinded a bit when cold because I used sythentic to break in my new blocking rings, then from there I flushed out my MTX with the $10/qt stuff and put in stock ATF, it did improve a little but now with the new clutch with about 250miles on it and under 4K driving it grinds with any type of 1-2sec shifts from 1-2-3gears.
Sometimes when starting it in the morning and I go through all the gears parked and in neutral it'll grind even 3rd gear while I hold the clutch pedal down and not a slight grind like a bad forced grind. I have no clue what could be causing my grinding now??
The only possibilty I see it being is when I blew my previous tranny I somehow slightly bent the rod shifter linkage or did not cut out the unibody with a square enough cut which is causing my newly installed SHOrt shifter to shift at an angle and in turn making my linkage a bit crooked?(<--just guessing there
)The way I installed the SHOrt shifter was with a tight not so square hole which I basically pulled hard into place from above in the cabin so I couldve forced into the hole I cut a bit crooked or at an angle.
Any suggestions guys? Could the clutch not be releasing fully? Because I trust Beth and I doubt she would send me a bum bad sychro tranny but with all of these grinding problems I have no other choice but to point at the sychros. One more thing when I went to ATF it did help with not grinding as much in neutral but even warmed up i'll get it with 1-2sec shifts only slow 3-5sec shifts will stop any grinding, I can only imagine once the clutch is broken in how much more it'll grind at 6-7K shifts.
